The recent shots emanating from Gaza come after a massive barrage of rockets, which terrorists in the Hamas-run enclave rained down on Israel in mid-March. Over the course of three days over 100 missiles were fired at Israel.

After that escalation in attacks, the largest since the 2012 Operation Pillar of Defense, many senior figures called for Israel to retake Gaza, including Intelligence and Strategy Minister Yuval Steinitz, Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman, and IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz.